五十萬

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Chinese

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five ten ten thousand; a great number; surname
trad. (五十萬)
simp. (五十万)
alternative forms 伍拾萬伍拾万
50萬50万
Literally: “500 thousand”.

Etymology

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From a Chinese enactment which awards citizens who contribute to discovering and reporting spies. The ceiling of the award is five hundred thousand yuan.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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五十萬

  1. (Internet slang, Mainland China, sometimes offensive) a foreign agent or spy, especially a Taiwanese agent or spy operating within Mainland China
    行走五十萬行走五十万  ―  xíngzǒu de wǔshíwàn  ―  a spy at large